Nine out of ten people would receive a Covid-19 vaccine next week if offered, says CSO report

Source: Central Statistical Office

ALMOST NINE OUT OF 10 people would go to get vaccinated against Covid-19 next week if it were available, according to new data released by the Central Bureau of Statistics.

The CSO surveyed a total of 1,621 people as part of the fifth round of surveys for the Social Impact of Covid-19.

Men were more likely to say they would get the vaccine next week if possible (92.5%), compared to women surveyed (81.6%).

Older respondents, over the age of 70, were the most likely to receive the vaccine (96.1%) next week, compared to respondents aged 35-44 who were less likely (76.7%).

Only 5.4% of respondents who have not yet been vaccinated said they did not want to receive it.

The most reported concern of those who had not yet been vaccinated was the length of time they would have to wait before being vaccinated, with 46.3% saying they were very or extremely concerned about the wait.

One in five (21.3%) of those surveyed who have or want the vaccine were very or extremely concerned about how long the Covid-19 vaccine would protect them. A similar proportion (20.7%) were very or very concerned about the efficacy of the vaccine against different strains of Covid-19.

According to the survey, female respondents were more likely to report being very or extremely concerned about aspects of vaccines compared to male respondents. One in four (24.4%) of the women surveyed was very or extremely concerned about the different levels of vaccine effectiveness compared to just 13.9% of the men.

Just over one in five (22.6%) women said they were very or extremely concerned about the long-term side effects of Covid-19 vaccines. This compares with 14% of the men surveyed.

International travel

In November 2020, just over half of all respondents (50.6%) said they anticipated their next international flight would be in 2021. In February, this figure dropped dramatically to less than one in six people (15 , 8%).
39.4% of respondents said they would intend to take a holiday in Ireland for at least one week in 2021, compared to 30.9% of respondents who said they took a holiday of the same period in Ireland on last year.

Three in four (73.3%) of those surveyed said that in a typical year before Covid-19, they would have taken an international vacation. Fewer than one in six (15.9%) said they intended to vacation abroad in 2021.

People aged 35-44 were the most likely (45.3%) to answer that they intended to take a holiday in the Republic of Ireland for at least one week. They were also the most likely (17.4%) to say that they intended to take a vacation abroad in 2021.